Outlet-box.



0. 851,598. PATENTED APR. 23, 1907. L. T. LA PAUGH.

OUTLET BOX.

APPLICATION FILED $113.7. 190s.

LOUIE T. LA PAUGH, OF UTICA, NEW YORK.

OUTLET-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 23, 1907.

Application filed February 7, 1906. Serial No. 299,959.

l l I New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Outlet-Boxes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, 1

clear, and exact description of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in outlet boxes for electric conduits, and consists in the novel manner of fastening the cover to the box, involving a saving of labor and material and providing a the box and parallel therewith, and at a location directly opposite said slot is an angled recess D opening through the edge of the box and provided for the purpose of engaging the lug B Projecting from one edge of thecover is an apertured lug or lip E and fastened to one side of the box is a pivotal ball I held to the box by means of a strap F and designed to swing over the lip or lug E to hold the same to the box, and the pin N is passed through the aperture in said hp and is adapted to hold the bail in a locked relation over said lip.

.In applying the cover to the box, it will be noted that the lug B is first inserted through the slot C, after which the lug B" is passed throughthe opening of the angled recess 1), and by giving the cover a alteral movement toward the bail-carrying edge of the box,

' said he B will en a e under the lateral ro- P l) I" secure and inexpensive fastening means, dispensing wlth the usual screw fasteners: which are passed through registering apertures in lugs formed upon the cover and box and j winch fastening means are found to be objectionablc for various reasons.

In the present invention, I provide a simle and ellicient fastenim means cons stin Z" jccting portion of the recess 1), after which the bail F may be swung over the lug E and the cover securely fastened to the box. in order to hold the bail in place, the pin X may be passed through the aperture in the lug l) and form an abutment to prevent the bail from being removed from said lug, thus securely holding the cover in place.

of lips which are struck up from the cover and adapted to engage slots 11) the wall of the box, and in the provision of means forholding i the cover with its lugs engaging the slots of the box.

.\l v invention onsists further in various deta d5 of construction and combinations and i arrangements of parts which Wlll be hereinafter fully described and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

Mymvention is clearly illustrated 1n the accompanying drawings, in wlnchz-- From the foregoing it will be noted that. by the novel construction shown and described, a simple aml elliricnt means is al forded for securely fastening the cover to an outletbox without the necessity of screws,

and forming a means whereby the cover may Figure l is a perspective view of my im- 7 proved outlet box, showing the cover fasi tened thereto. Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view centrally through the box and cover,

l spectivelv, and means for holding said slot and recess, as set forth.

and Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the i f formed 111 one side thereof :uljfll'lllt to its upcover and box disassembled.

Reference now being had to the details of l the drawings by letter, designates an oul let box haviln the usual oluggcd a )(l'llll'( h A therein formed in the surrounding wall I from the box.

'hat 1 claim is:- l

1. An outlet box having a. slot in one side thereof and a recess in the opposite wall opening through. the marginal edge of the box, a. cover having angled lips struck up therefrom adapted to engage said slot and recess, rc-

said lips in be easily and quickl applied to or removed 2. Ln outlet box having a horizontal slot per marginal edge, the opposite side. of the box hav ng an miglcd recess formed in the edge thereof, a. cover having angled lips struck up from the opposite edges, one of said lugs auapled to engage said n. and the other said recess, and held by the overhanging wall of the rece s, lo the box, and means for bolding said lugs in lheir locked relations to the box. as sol forth.

I}. An outlet box having a horizontal slot formed in one side thereof adjacent to its uplIO fier marginel edge, the opposite side of the l and adapted t0 engegesaid lug, and means OX havlng an angled recess formed in the for holding said beilover saidlug, assetforth. 11o

edge there-9f, a. cover having angled lips In testimony whereof I hereuntm eifiii my struck up from the opposite edges, one of said signature in the presence of two witnesses.

5 -lugs adapted'to enga -e said slot and the other LGUIE T, LA PAUGH.

sald recess, and held ty the overhanging Wall Witnesses: of the recess, to the box, 9. lug projectingirom JOHN A. HoBBEs, V

the cover, a swinging bail fastened to the box EDWIN GRAY, 

